What Happened on November 14, 1947

Famous Birthdays

  • Buckwheat Zydeco [Stanley Dural, Jr.], American B-3 organist, accordionist and singer (Where There's Smoke, There's Fire), born in Lafayette, Louisiana (d. 2016)

P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)

American journalist and satirist (Parliament of Whores; National Lampoon), born in Toledo, Ohio


Famous Deaths

  • Joseph Allard, French Canadian fiddler and composer, dies at 74
Died in 1947 1947 Highlights

About November 14, 1947

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 76 years, 5 months and 14 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Scorpio